Van Cappellen Patty, Ladd Kevin L, Cassidy Stephanie, Edwards Megan E, Fredrickson Barbara L
Social Science Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Department of Psychology, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, USA.
Cogn Emot. 2022 Nov;36(7):1327-1342. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2022.2106945. Epub 2022 Aug 4.
Most emotion theories recognise the importance of the body in expressing and constructing emotions. Focusing beyond the face, the present research adds needed empirical data on the effect of static full body postures on positive/negative affect. In Studies 1 (N = 110) and 2 (N = 79), using a bodily feedback paradigm, we manipulated postures to test causal effects on affective and physiological responses to emotionally ambiguous music. Across both studies among U.S. participants, we find the strongest support for an effect of bodily postures that are expansive and oriented upward on positive affect. In addition, an expansive and upward pose also led to greater cardiac vagal reactivity but these changes in parasympathetic activity were not related to affective changes (Study 2). In line with embodied theories, these results provide additional support for the role of postural input in constructing affect. Discussion highlights the relevance of these findings for the study of religious practices during which the postures studied are often adopted.
大多数情感理论都认识到身体在表达和构建情感方面的重要性。本研究超越面部关注身体，补充了关于静态全身姿势对积极/消极情绪影响的实证数据。在研究1（N = 110）和研究2（N = 79）中，我们采用身体反馈范式，通过操纵姿势来测试其对情感上模糊音乐的情感和生理反应的因果效应。在美国参与者的两项研究中，我们发现对扩张性且向上的身体姿势对积极情绪有影响这一观点得到了最有力的支持。此外，扩张性且向上的姿势还导致更大的心脏迷走神经反应性，但副交感神经活动的这些变化与情感变化无关（研究2）。与具身理论一致，这些结果为姿势输入在构建情感中的作用提供了额外支持。讨论强调了这些发现与宗教实践研究的相关性，在宗教实践中常常会采用本研究中所探讨的姿势。
